Ethical Horsemanship & the Honest Scrap Award

Ethical Horsemanship nominated for an award.

Wow, thanks folks… this week Ethical Horsemanship was nominated for the “Honest Scrap Award” by not one, but TWO equestrian bloggers.

I gather that the Honest Scrap Award nominates bloggers who make an honest, soulful contribution and, by exposing 10 true things about themselves, enables readers to learn more about the blog’s author.

Honest scrap award

Karen from Karen’s Musings and Endurance Riding Stuff, and Kim over at Enlightened Horsemanship have both recognised the heart-felt feelings and effort that go into writing Ethical Horsemanship – thanks you two chicks, it’s nice to know you’re out there. I know readers will be equally interested in your offerings to the world, and suggest they pop over for a read.

10 honest things about The Horse’s Advocate (me!):

1. I believe the welfare of the horse must always come above the ‘needs’ of the human.
2. My competition horse welfare pictures have been published in a book.
3. I have never used a martingale.
4. I have trained wild horses.
5. I have worked with horses in 3 countries.
6. I have ridden for an Olympic trainer.
7. Think that those Aussies have some terrific horsemen and women!
8. Have ridden since age 2.
9. My great-uncle used to jump his horses standing on the saddle.
10. I could live in a caravan with horses at the back door and be happy ; )

Now… I have only just begun blogging,  so I have not been around long… who to chose to pass on this award to?! I will make a start (slap on your seat-belt and hold on!):

The first 7 of my 10 worthy recipients of the award (in no particular order):

• For application of clicker training, you can’t go past the wonderful Georgia Bruce, Bronze-medal winner, but more importantly, AWESOME horsewoman, who inspired all at the ISES conference in Sydney on Monday 13th July 2009, with softness and relaxation in the horse – even in piaffe at liberty!
  

  Georgia Bruce - 'Rumba' in piaffe at liberty

• There is much of value from the ‘Western Way’, and Mike Thomas Horsemen has the handle on the kindest, most horse-centric Western trainers of the 20th Century.
• Mark Russell from NaturalDressage.com author of Lessons in Lightness has much to offer in a world of ‘push-shove’ dressage, he offers another alternative of benefit to all horses and horsemen.
• Horse Training Success – a lovely, simple and crisp blog, a good, honest blog with a zen-like quality.
• White Horse Pilgrim – for a meander through the English country-side on horseback.
• When you need a reminder of the ridiculousness of what humans do to/with horses, you need to visit Fugly Horse of the Day.
• Sometimes we all need a little light relief, and you will find it at  Postsecret.com where people write their secrets on a postcard. If you need to stop being serious for a moment, go here!

I’m going to publish this now, but will be adding to my tally of Honest Scrap Award recipients soon. In the meantime – pop on over to have a look at the sites mentioned….

If you receive and accept the Honest Scrap award, the rules that recipients are asked to follow are:•
• List 10 honest things about yourself.
• Present this award to 10 admirable bloggers who have moved you, and link to their blogs.
• Recognize your award presenter and link back to their blog in your post.
• Notify recipients they have been awarded, so they can retrieve it.

Until next time…

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